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Latest Memphis, Tennessee News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously.en-usCopyright (c) 2020 news-spider.com. All rights reserved.Sun, 7 Jun 2020 09:32:56 GMTIn Memoriam: Jim Green, Visionary Promoter For Three Decadeshttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/676489151
Since Monday, friends, family and the the music industry have been mourning the death of Jim Green, who suffered a heart attack in his Olive Branch home at the age of 50. While casual music fans may n ...http://www.news-spider.com/comments/676489151Sat, 6 Jun 2020 23:47:00 GMT18 months and several negotiations later, Lightmans purchase land from city for apartmentshttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/216090555
After years of planning and a back-and-forth with Memphis City Council, Michael Lightman Realty is about to break ground on 68 apartments in southeast Memphis. In late May, the company completed a $1 ...http://www.news-spider.com/comments/216090555Fri, 5 Jun 2020 19:28:44 GMTLagniappe brings Cajun flare to Railgarten's kitchenhttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/986931766
"I had this concept that I wanted to try out here in Memphis, like a really new really authentic one," said Mason Jambon of Lagniappe.http://www.news-spider.com/comments/986931766Fri, 5 Jun 2020 19:05:51 GMT40 Under 40: Nominate the Mid-South's standout young leaders todayhttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/231007201
The Memphis Business Journal is issuing a call for nominations for its annual 40 Under 40 Awards. What we're looking for: Those who've dominated their fields, who are passionate, driven, brave, and ti ...http://www.news-spider.com/comments/231007201Fri, 5 Jun 2020 18:46:07 GMTMemphis contractor discusses St. Jude project, new HQ, and expansion to other marketshttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/561752760
For now, the company manages these out-of-town projects from Memphis and works with local partners. But, Logan hopes it will soon secure large enough projects to hire full-time staff in these other re ...http://www.news-spider.com/comments/561752760Fri, 5 Jun 2020 18:18:17 GMTStraight Talk about the food supply chain: 'People haven't had to panic'http://www.news-spider.com/comments/776171764
"Those early days, when we saw people with 20 packages of toilet paper in a shopping cart, it was frankly a little humorous. I was like, 'Oh my god, what do they think's going to happen here?'"http://www.news-spider.com/comments/776171764Fri, 5 Jun 2020 18:04:13 GMTTennessee Legislators Advance Two Bills Targeting Refugee Resettlementhttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/12446411
A Tennessee House committee advanced two anti-refugee bills Thursday, that one refugee rights group calls hateful and untimely as the state grapples with a global pandemic and civil unrest. The first ...http://www.news-spider.com/comments/12446411Fri, 5 Jun 2020 17:50:00 GMTFollow Me: Sheree Ren&#xE9;e Thomas Releases Playlist to Accompany New Bookhttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/335350102
Memphis author, poet, and editor Sheree Ren&#xE9;e Thomas released a playlist Thursday, June 4th, via the music and literature website Largehearted Boy to accompany and celebrate her new short story colle ...http://www.news-spider.com/comments/335350102Fri, 5 Jun 2020 16:59:00 GMTState Health Comissioner: 'Massive Shutdown' Not Likely on Virus Surgehttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/532618992
Tennessee's approach to a surge in COVID-19 might not include another &#x93;massive shutdown,&#x94; and hospitals here now have enough of the drug remdesivir to treat about 600 patients. This information ...http://www.news-spider.com/comments/532618992Fri, 5 Jun 2020 16:00:00 GMTPositive Rate Rises Againhttp://www.news-spider.com/comments/358102233
Shelby County's positive rate for COVID-19 rose Thursday to 8.4 percent from Wednesday's rate of 7.6 percent. The figure is above the county's overall average rate of around 6.8 percent and below th ...http://www.news-spider.com/comments/358102233Fri, 5 Jun 2020 15:11:00 GMT